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7 <br />Recent Board Actions and Activities <br />Recommendation of award for professional design services to MBAJ Architecture, <br />Raleigh, NC <br />During the November 8, 2012 Board meeting, staff presented the results and recommendations <br />based on significant public input. The Board approved the adaptive re -use option #2 for <br />development, allowing a partial deconstruction of the facility (mainly the two classroom wings) <br />and saving significant portions of the historic and culturally significant building. This would allow <br />important features of the structure to become integrated within a modern, efficient, 10,000 <br />square foot community center. The Board decided against the option of deconstructing the <br />existing structure in its entirety and constructing an entirely new facility. <br />The Board also authorized the Manager to engage a professional design firm for the project <br />through a standard request for qualifications ( "RFQ ") process. <br />County staff concluded the RFQ process in March 2013, recommending MBAJ Architects from <br />Raleigh, NC as the design firm for the project. The RFQ response from MBAJ Architects is <br />located at Attachment 2, "Supplemental Information ", Section G. Eleven firms submitted written <br />proposals for evaluation. Five firms were selected to interview with a staff panel consisting of <br />Susan Mellott (Planning and Inspections), David Stancil (DEAPR), Jeff Thompson and Wayne <br />Fenton (AMS), and Michael Talbert (Manager's Office). David Cannell of Finance and <br />Administrative Services managed the RFQ process. <br />The firms were evaluated based upon the quality of the collective presentation, specifically their <br />responses in the areas of relevant experience with adaptive re -use design, community center <br />design experience, and experience with historic and culturally significant projects. <br />Firms submitting RFQ proposals were: <br />ADW Architects, Charlotte NC <br />Building Technology Associates, Oak Park, MI <br />*Corley Redfoot Architects, Chapel Hill NC <br />Davis Kane Architects, Raleigh NC <br />HH Architecture, Raleigh NC <br />*Isley Hawkins Architecture, Durham NC <br />*MBAJ Architecture, Raleigh NC <br />*RND Architects, Durham NC <br />Robert W. Car The MBAJ RFQ response is r Architects, Durham NC <br />Summit Design and Engineering, Hillsborough NC <br />*Weinstein Friedlein Architects, Carrboro NC <br />*Firms invited to interview <br />Representatives from MBAJ Architects will be available at the June 18 meeting to answer <br />questions from the Board. <br />